Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    144s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    22/07/2026, 04:23

General

  • Target
    2026-07-22_30d5f7a3d2cf3bb2b4fd27eca134fea3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redline-ste.exe
  • Size 1.7MB
  • Sample260722-e1bm9avyf1
  • SHA256 29762b9cd17039c6757861eb80bd8012d3d194bc101dd91266e1dcf1eed1182d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 5 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-22_30d5f7a3d2cf3bb2b4fd27eca134fea3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redline-ste.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-22_30d5f7a3d2cf3bb2b4fd27eca134fea3_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redline-ste.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2504
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:6120
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UpdatAuto.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\UpdatAuto.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4588
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1136

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        7z.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 2.2MB
        • SHA256 a2e33eceb2f6f8d9fa3c3f72da3a9bff0ac40b1c81e649a3c0b489352ccf1be6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zFM.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
        • Size 2.6MB
        • SHA256 4a3f6fceb6331f6512172e6c890c88a5c8a2efcce84f4db52b2f7948280381ad
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zG.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        • Size 2.4MB
        • SHA256 48934d5f485e2c3b7134e80b31ac1f2ad523a0ac849e72b8e4a81dbde725c8d5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 74f9887941d0732b4f5374ecd7398ecf2f328352d59747ceec9c7d15a6ace57b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe
        • Size 7.7MB
        • SHA256 a245b0cac685aa26e0c189e672984134b7e36e729e565a846b9511a08f053734
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_pwa_launcher.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
        • Size 3.4MB
        • SHA256 acdfa42597c1013b1da0a46a679a3162d22c59c56afac01baf2b44195c3a7e92
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevated_tracing_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe
        • Size 5.2MB
        • SHA256 66f98443eb113881cc6d72ba952adc3bdf5333f7cbb1e85242e87fa4f20610ed
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 4.0MB
        • SHA256 666bbada7bdee4e80cd1cccfee2e80abfdc26be81a0142d57b41e9db5c4663d3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 3.3MB
        • SHA256 46d8849503f827696538967b9026f6012cfbef81562161ba0abcdefa457955ed
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        os_update_handler.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe
        • Size 3.5MB
        • SHA256 f70a39da6f087209577e105de90453e463e8e7d11eaa639fada7f3ce0e61f7a7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        • Size 4.8MB
        • SHA256 d8cb512c9a789984c2f7c5b3c9534222d98c691e07527da91a61eda5ad8e5987
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
        • Size 3.1MB
        • SHA256 52025c9c6d65dee2b3dd0fb40121573914b0bfeb420baaa1a6a38e8bc611505e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        appletviewer.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 a5b84eba48ff4b0f9c28475d77cdbf69091aa885bb973da8f4853fc4c1c5dc3c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        extcheck.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 9d0e376bcd988b51e8bb39803dd2bdf304d43aded4d65f26be477a3dfc680c35
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        idlj.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 f64657dade6142f535258fae5317462e23fa0b8b9137615b6748ba1d3c5d755e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jabswitch.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 2f47fd75b9094e84c4c6195eb7a43833343b6d0724ee908f18b4b85361155761
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 a086f8fbdab8a1c4e79de4c590e5af53e4f3dd0ef108db6828dbff600c00c30e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jarsigner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 fee14cf1edf4fce12ade3e41281c0ef21e695993e3655ef56fdfadef82e347a7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dotnet.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 7d2f120058dff10e5ccb40ecbfe123437f169e7b9f0b6b62eede20bb920ff7ce
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 80b1b7b7b8c7b05b9b7548f70ae77d110db701b6d7d83eb12ba6888db3da43cd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 894fa5f77854a75deacb97defcb02713aa0832372909094a4eeaed276b2e97af
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 c73bd048fffc8c2660d2acd8ce31aa3ad574c203dd15ac808675f994e1f81f61
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Option.bat

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Option.bat
        • Size 53B
        • SHA256 0bc485263cf8a962e64db0b88f156f2a9af1b81ecfdb1cf9111d497e85df70f3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        UpdatAuto.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UpdatAuto.exe
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 29762b9cd17039c6757861eb80bd8012d3d194bc101dd91266e1dcf1eed1182d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 5232e9247671ff26f7453e311a55f9b95bb8cd8325d445c06551469655dc97fd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 9e61b350aba14325e64df391e387f09e4cb58c99bfe4c78b8f6579c53c03e1fb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 33d2f52bda90d9677642be320f4a9b8f7d27ee93624c647464ade0ed58847077
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 14692c700f5cb80d06c4e98ac5572e1c3a5bc285450f9db25f2255c0ae825674
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 74e5e20ef0e64685f2a852bd01147f3248ed1b0461b14d8a108ecc75b7e4401e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 5dfe8eff0f81cecde4d81392e76e5b516b68887bb7a35a753ef17e14366a823e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 ead50ccb902368ecf81a7304807a216c3abdf699f61dc29a386564bc86b720b6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 bd3d698f9a766cb4c7383440a18f50d58a6964b536d185326b1669405cef65de
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 fd0f2a7e0e451c4e4e6952639ea9c3305d0a9d1d0e7e2eaca7843d03aaad0daf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH